Be a Friend and a Guide
Edfu, Egypt “Be a Friend“Click here to share or send a greeting with this image. Touring Egypt 11: Let’s take a break from Cairo. Today we jump ahead to Edfu, a town and temple site not too far from Aswan, near the southern end of Egypt’s Nile River. Most cruises from Luxor to Aswan will […]
Ghost!
The Red Sea, Ras Muhammed, Egypt Click here to share or send a greeting with this image. Touring Egypt 10: As I am sure your finely tuned senses have detected (being, as you are, the ever-observant, engaged reader), tonight’s post is underwater. Yesterday was on land, so today must be underwater. Hello: pattern! Here is […]
Heights of Cairo
Cairo, Egypt “Minarets of Cairo“Click here to share or send a greeting with this image. Touring Egypt 9: This time, let’s talk altitude. Getting high-up to see the fabulous panorama of old, Islamic Cairo. Long before I ever visited Egypt for the first time, I saw illustrations and read in travel books about how the […]
Hiding …
The Red Sea, Tiran, Egypt Click here to share or send a greeting with this image. Touring Egypt 8: The first time I visited Egypt many years ago, I happened to see a longnose hawkfish and completely blew the picture. These fish are very small and retiring. They generally hide amongst corals in places where […]
Sound and Light
Giza, Egypt “All in“Click here to share or send a greeting with this image. Touring Egypt 7: Here’s another thing to do if you are in Cairo at night. Every visitor should take the opportunity to visit Giza to see the famous sound and light show at least once. The booming presentation tells the story […]
